Following opening statements by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will deliver his opening statement at hisconfirmation hearing in Washington, D.C.

Neil Gorsuch returns to the hot seat Tuesday after making his case for why he should be the ninth justice to be seated on the U.S. Eleven female former Gorsuch clerks for Gorsuch have also submitted a letter to the committee in his support. Per the Chronicle - because the statement does not yet appear on the senator's website - Feinstein said that Gorsuch "has consistently sided with employers and corporate interests" and against reproductive rights for women, and that his record on the latter showed him to be a "pro-life extremist". Each member of the committee will give an opening statement to make a case for why Neil should or should not be confirmed.

Was Justice Kagan asked about President Obama's incendiary comments at the State of the Union attacking the Supreme Court for a decision he disagree with?

"I didn't think it would've made any difference in terms of how other people voted", Graham said Monday.

Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said Senate Republicans' refusal to hold a hearing on Garland was a "truly historic dereliction of duty".

Gorsuch's nomination is of particular importance to Cruz, who fought Trump to the bitter end in the presidential race and for months declined to endorse the GOP nominee. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. "Now they are arguing that the Senate should rubber stamp a nominee selected by extreme interest groups and nominated by a president who lost the popular vote by almost 3 million votes". However, it is not clear if they would do so, and Republicans could change Senate rules to require only a simple-majority vote for confirmation.

The California Democrat opened her comments by mentioning President Barack Obama's nominee for the same vacancy - federal appeals Judge Merrick Garland - whom Republicans blocked previous year from ever getting such a confirmation hearing or vote.

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Forbes said that much of the decline in Trump's net worth is due to softness in the midtown Manhattan real estate market. Following Sy in the list is JG Summit founder, John Gokongwei Jr. whose ranking went up to 250 from last year's 270.

The creators of " Sesame Street " announced Sunday that the popular show would introduce a muppet named Julia who has autism. But the inclusion of Julia on the live-action show is important-so much so that she's making headlines around the world.

Last week speculators cut more than 150,000 contracts betting on firmer US and Brent oil prices, a record high. Inventories grew despite a 14,000 b/d rise in refinery inputs from 2015 levels to 16.2 million b/d in 2016.

Duterte has also been condemned for the several thousand deaths caused by the surge of extrajudicial killings in his war on drugs. Duterte sought and received the support of Myanmar's president and state counselor for the Philippines' chairmanship.

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